White Collar Crime
Expertise in white collar criminal law has become a necessity given the increasing number of matters that are being handled in the criminal forum. Crowe &Dunlevy has the people and expertise to handle any white collar criminal matter. The Firm has handled many high profile criminal trials and has a well deserved reputation for vigorously defending clients in court. However, the Firm is also proud of the many instances when we have been able to discreetly convince the government that particular matters were not appropriate for the criminal forum and the matter never reached public view.
Our approach is to use the broad expertise within the firm to assemble the best team possible to handle all aspects of a client’s legal problems. We are well positioned to respond rapidly and with the right expertise when the situation warrants. The credibility we have with government officials and courts allows us to represent our clients most effectively.
Our Expertise. Our White Collar Crime group includes motivated lawyers with experience and success in handling white collar criminal matters. Our team includes a former United States Attorney, two former District Attorneys, a former Deputy Attorney General, a former military prosecutor, a former Associate Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel, and former government regulators who can provide needed expertise on government practice. Additionally, the team draws on the expertise within the firm applicable to the particular case, such as tax, securities, antitrust, bankruptcy, health care, government ethics, environmental law, governmental procurement, and financial institution law. Our lawyers have extensive experience defending investigations by federal and state law enforcement, as well as by regulatory agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the State Ethics Commission, the Office of the Inspector General, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, the Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy, and the Oklahoma Medical Licensure Board.
Our lawyers have handled cases in the following areas:
• Public Corruption
• Campaign Finance
• Securities Fraud
• Financial Institution Fraud
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Government Purchasing
• Pharmaceutical Regulation
• Tax Fraud
• Health Care Fraud
• Bankruptcy Fraud
Parallel Civil and Criminal Proceedings. Criminal investigations frequently overlap with ongoing civil law matters. Experience and foresight are critical to managing both the civil and criminal law aspects. Crowe & Dunlevy’s blend of criminal and civil attorneys makes us particularly well positioned to handle parallel proceedings.
Internal Investigations. We have conducted numerous, sensitive internal investigations for our clients. We focus on the need for such investigations to be timely, complete, accurate and discreet. The Firm has also been active in working with clients to prevent relatively minor crises from developing into a more serious problem than necessary.
Compliance Plans. We have implemented compliance plans for many clients, both large and small. The experience gained from our lawyers who have previously worked as prosecutors has been a key ingredient to designing and implementing compliance plans that will achieve the client’s goals. Our compliance plan process begins with an in depth analysis with senior management of the risk factors. We use our expertise in different areas to design a compliance plan which will be effective for the particular needs of the client and will also satisfy legal standards.
Attorneys in our White Collar Crime Section: